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Back to "normal" life!
The light that illuminates the dark areas of Moon is called "Earthshine". Due to clouds being more common on Earth during April and May, Moon is "brighter" in those dark areas those two months. Here is a picture taken yesterday:
Instead of directly linking to the larger, more beautiful image, I am going to force you all to go to [url]http://www.spaceweather.com/[/url] today, and click on the above image there. (In the future the link may be something like: [url]http://www.spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=28&month=04&year=2009[/url] - They deserve the acclamation. It is one of my favorite websites, as many here have certainly noticed.
Notice the "bluish" color of this photo demonstrating the Earthshine is indeed bluish from our unusual planet! There are more details and references at spaceweather.com.